Category Archives: Other Adventures

At the beginning of April, I was lucky enough to have my bachelor party in Boston, MA. Samuel Adams is my favorite brand of beer, so I thought it would be fun to tour the brewery, bar hop and sample craft beers, see some historical sites if we had time, and top off the night by seeing Blue Man Group. It was only a single weekend with all of the activities happening on Saturday.

To start the day off, we all had transportation issues. Thanks to airport security, two of us missed our flight up to Boston. Others had their road trip into the city take longer than expected, and our first few Uber drivers took us to the wrong locations. Due to all of this problems at the beginning, time ran tight and we didn’t get a chance to see historical sites, but we still Read the rest of this entry →

A few weeks ago, I took my future cousin-in-law to see Patriot’s Point in his hometown of Charleston, SC. Patriot’s Point is home of the USS Yorktown aircraft carrier, as well as other Fort Sumpter, the USS Calmagore submarine, and the USS Laffey battleship. For just $20 for adults and $12 for children, you have access to all of these offerings, including a Vietnam Support Base replica and the Cold War Sub Memorial. We only spent time on the USS Yorktown because it took us so long to explore all of it and we had to return home, but with how much Patriot’s Point offers, you can easily spend all day there and not be bored (if this sort of stuff interests you of course). On the USS Yorktown is 5 separate personal walking tours. They all begin on the main level you enter the carrier and you can walk them at your own pace. Read the rest of this entry →

Back in June, my father and I took a trip to Carowinds in Charlotte, NC to check out their newest coaster, Fury 325, the tallest and fasted giga coaster. Carowinds used to be owned by Paramount, who also owned various other parks, such as Kings Dominion and Kings Island. In 2006, Cedar Fair, the owner of such famous parks as Cedar Point and Knott’s Berry Farms, purchased all of the Paramount parks and began improving them. I can attest that Kings Dominion in Richmond, Virginia has great improved in quality since. This was our first time visiting Carowinds and I knew what to expect, overall. But overall, our day had as many hills as Fury 325. Read the rest of this entry →